David Cross Roasts RFK Jr.'s Viral Jeans Workout After ‘Arrested Development' Comparisons: ‘That's a Weird Thing!'

Leave it to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to turn a workout video into an Arrested Development callback. After the secretary's denim-clad gym session went viral, spawning endless Tobias Fünke comparisons online, actor/comedian David Cross embraced the joke - while taking a not-so-subtle shot at the politician behind it.

"I mean, it's no crazier than any of the other s-t he's done," Cross told Variety alongside actor/comedian Bob Odenkirk. "And I'm not the first person to make this observation, but when you go to the gym and there's a guy working out in jeans, to me, that's weird immediately. That's a weird thing! He seems like that kind of guy. He seems disturbed on some level."

I've teamed up with @KidRock to deliver two simple messages to the American people: GET ACTIVE + EAT REAL FOOD. pic.twitter.com/PkK8IfkPU4

— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) February 17, 2026

The post Cross is referring to shows RFK standing alongside musician Kid Rock, both shirtless, wearing jeans. He captioned the post: "I've teamed up with@KidRock to deliver two simple messages to the American people: GET ACTIVE + EAT REAL FOOD." The post on X, formerly Twitter, includes video of a myriad of imagery that includes workouts, eating, bears, and sharks.

Cross's legendary Tobias Fünke made the other Arrested Development characters endure his "never nude" phase, where he insisted on only wearing jeans shorts and no shirt-even while showering.

The comparison to RFK Jr. has plagued Cross for some time, as he took shots at RFK Jr. on The Daily Beast's Obsessed podcast last month. "The thing you have to remember is, Tobias Fünke is deeply disturbed and deluded, and not especially bright," Cross said. "So in that way, sure, it's relatable."

Odenkirk had yet to see RFK's post but remarked, "I have not seen that image yet, but I'm happy for everyone that we get to suffer the rantings and ravings of a f-king nutcase and that he's been given such power," he said, tinged with sarcasm. "It's just the best. What else have we got to do with our lives besides deal with his kooky inspirations?"

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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM.